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deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 vs claude-sonnet-4-5

Side-by-side comparison of deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 and claude-sonnet-4-5: benchmarks, pricing, context window and capabilities. Both are accessible through Requesty's unified API.

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deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Input / 1M
$0.85
Output / 1M
$2.50
Context
64K
Model ID
deepinfra/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
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Google Vertex AI
claude-sonnet-4-5
Input / 1M
$3.00
Output / 1M
$15.00
Context
1M
Model ID
vertex/claude-sonnet-4-5

Pricing & specifications

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1claude-sonnet-4-5
Input price / 1M$0.85$3.00
Output price / 1M$2.50$15.00
Context window64K tokens1M tokens
Max output8K tokens64K tokens
Vision inputN/AYes
Tool callingYesYes
ReasoningYesYes
Prompt cachingN/AYes
Computer useN/AYes
ProviderDeepInfraGoogle Vertex AI

Questions people ask

Is deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 better than claude-sonnet-4-5?
Benchmark data is limited for one or both models. Compare pricing and capabilities in the tables above, and test both on your own workload.
Which is cheaper, deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 or claude-sonnet-4-5?
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 is cheaper. deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 costs $0.85/$2.50 per 1M input/output tokens, while claude-sonnet-4-5 costs $3.00/$15.00.
Can I use deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 and claude-sonnet-4-5 through the same API?
Yes. Requesty provides a single OpenAI-compatible API that routes to both. Change just the "model" parameter to switch between "deepinfra/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1" and "vertex/claude-sonnet-4-5", no other code changes needed.
What are the context windows?
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 supports up to 64K tokens of context. claude-sonnet-4-5 supports up to 1M tokens. Longer context means you can feed larger documents or codebases in a single prompt, though quality often degrades past 128K for most models.

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